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Costa Rica
Central America
Pros & Cons
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Con
- Environment
- Committed to ecological practices; wide range of biodiversity (over 6% of the world’s species).
- Healthcare
- Free, universal, and highly regarded.
- Seniors
- Retiring and living in Costa Rica is affordable and encouraged.
- Employment
- Foreigners cannot occupy jobs for which nationals are available without special permission.
- Safety
- Highest auto fatality rate in the world at 18 deaths per 100,000 kilometers.
- Transportation
- Infrastructure, while plentiful, is antiquated and in need of repair.
